Friday, 8 September 2017

‘Learning’, we all have
been listening to this word since childhood. We have our own different
perspective towards it. For some, it is the learning of lessons while for
others it is the learning of facts. But how many of us do know the real essence
of learning?

Learning is not only
about the academic syllabus that we come across in schools and colleges but
also about the morals and ethics of life. It is a constant practice to expand
our knowledge and polish our skills. Learning is the training of mind to think.
It is a process of etching the knowledge, skills, and ethics in the mind of an
individual through instructions, training and communication to bring out
formative changes. It is these changes that reflect an individual’s behaviour,
actions and reactions in the society.

Learning
is a never ending process. It starts right from the childhood and continues
throughout the life of an individual. Whether it is learning the way to speak
or be it learning the school lessons or learning the ways of life, we continue
to learn new things at every point of our life.

Learning
is boundless. It helps us to explore the facets of life. Domains like facts,
concepts, money do not bound learning. A person who is illiterate at books may
be literate at behaviour and actions. A person who is not good at reading may
be good at understanding and helping. A person may be poor in context of money
but may be rich and righteous at heart. So, Learning is not defined by any
materialistic domain. It is a realistic practice.

For
an individual, learning comes to its real form when he starts going to school.
There he learns not only on academic grounds but also on social grounds. Apart
from the customized syllabus, he also learns the way to behave, to act, to
cooperate and most importantly to be with his classmates.

To
be a better learner, we all need a person in our life. A person who, instead of
telling us the difference between right and wrong, can tell us how to
differentiate between right and wrong.A person who can stand by us in our worst
times.A person who, instead of letting us down, can boost our morale to start
up afresh.A person who will not show us the way but who will inspire us to
create our own way. The person I am talking of is none other than our Teacher.
A teacher is a blessing in disguise. A teacher is the only person who will
always support us in our every step.

More
precisely, in my opinion learning is a two way process. It requires the efforts
and dedication of both, the learner and the teacher. A teacher can help a
student, if and only if, the student wants to help himself as the quote says it
about God. The student needs to realize that a teacher will not dig the path
for him. He will only give the means to do so. It is him, who has to do the
efforts. The teacher must also need to understand what is teaching actually. He
must know when to encourage the students and when to support them. He must not
create the students of his image instead he must develop the students who can
create their own image. He, instead of training them, must train their mind to
think beyond the limits, to explore beyond the boundaries and to imagine
without fear.

Both,
the teacher and student need to know the true sense of learning. We all learn
one or the other thing from one another. Learning should not be misinterpreted
with mugging up. It is something that we continue to get through daily
interaction and experience. We must know that Knowledge without learning is
incomplete and it is high time teachers and students realize this fact.